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    Anyone have experience with chunnels (chicken tunnels)?

    All fair points, I was planning on natural protection along the barrier of the chunnel with thorny plants for little devils. Besides that, I would run an electrical line around the coop area at very least if not the larger area. This is for South Florida so there are small black bears that...
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    Anyone have experience with chunnels (chicken tunnels)?

    It's more for safety from daytime predators like hawks, I would plan to be able to close them at night. As far I am aware, most smaller predators that would be able to get in are nocturnal. Also I would plan to use hardware cloth, sometimes I mix the terms.
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    Anyone have experience with chunnels (chicken tunnels)?

    Hello there! I've been researching coops/run construction on a future farm and I was wondering if anyone has any advice when making chunnels. I want to have a rather large chicken run with chunnels going throughout my farm to various areas. It feels safer than just letting them free range. I...
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    Heritage (Ideally) breeds that can stand the South Florida heat? (Other than Egyptian Fayoumi)

    I have actually though about Red Junglefowl, could be interesting, at least for their historical significance as the origin of all chickens
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    Hello there! My name is Drew!

    Hello there! My name is Drew and I am hoping to move to South Florida and make a farm based in historical practices while recording for two YouTube channels. One channel will be akin to Tasting History except I will grow the ingredients and show that process then make the meal or other product...
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    Heritage (Ideally) breeds that can stand the South Florida heat? (Other than Egyptian Fayoumi)

    Hello there! I am looking to to move South Florida and start a historically based farm and I would like to raise free range chickens. I already plan to raise Fayoumis but I was wondering what other species would do well in the heat. Preferably I would like heritage breeds but I know all past is...
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